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Post by curado » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:49 pm

within the last 2 weeks i have killed 2 coho anybody else getting them. the 1st pic is an 8 pound hen and the other is a 14 pound buck i got 2 thursdays ago
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Post by hanapaa808 » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:45 am

nice fish, i hope to get one soon. were yo ufishing out of the boat for them? what were you using? did you ever get those pics for me of the boat?

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Post by returnofthefish » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:15 am

I got my first coho today in the Puyallup. The wierd thing was he fought like a pink. The pics are in the report when it gets posted.
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Post by curado » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:47 am

they came from the snohomish from shore on dick nites
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Post by Bodofish » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:51 am

popped a few the last couple weekends out in the salt. no residents.
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Post by curado » Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:51 am

i lost a 10 pound coho yesterday
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Post by hottshott206 » Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:05 pm

ive killed 20 ho's out of the puke already

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Post by fishermom » Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:15 pm

Last night my son caught one and my neighbor's wife caught one out of the Skagit north fork. One was caught on sand shrimp, and the other on a shiny lure.
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Post by Gringo Pescador » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:58 am

So far I have been targeting pinks in the Snohomish having great success using pink jigs (hootchies and marabous). Now that silvers a being seen, I would like to start targeting them. Colors? Jigs? Spinners? Drift setups? What are you're suggestions.
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Post by noclothes1 » Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:28 am

They should hit similar gear. Try Vibrax sizes 3, 4 or 5 in plain silver or gold or with chartreuse or pink. Spoons in silver or gold (shape dependent on water being fished). If plunking add some freshly cured eggs from the pinks you have been catching to your sand shrimp.

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If the water is out of shape plunking or drifting eggs can be your best bet. If the river is running with a fair amount of visibility then hardware can be very productive. Dick Nites, Wicked Willies, and Miracle Lures in 50/50 (silver/gold), and silver or gold with a chartreuse or red tip will also work. Spinners such as size 3, 4, or 5 Blue Fox or Mepps in silver, gold, or a combination of silver or gold with chartreuse, orange, or pink also work well to name a few.
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Post by jbball50 » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:25 pm

Hm does anyone know when the silvers start showing up in Dewatto River over in Hood Canal. I might have to go there and give it a try, I've never fished it before.

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Post by wolverine » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:19 pm

Dewatto? You are probably already too late. It's silvers run at the same time as the Quillicine on the other side of the canal. Mid/late August.
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Post by Bodofish » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:02 am

Coho running in the Hood Canal system run at the same time as all the other Coho that run in the Puget Sound basin. I have caught them in the "Canal" commercial fishing September, October and few stragglers into November.
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Post by code3daddy » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:04 pm

I've been trying to fish dick nites. Can anyone help? what is the ideal setup for the lure and what action am I aplying to it? Also, I've seen pics of them caught on silver and white buzz bombs. Any thoughts on that?
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Post by shawn » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:08 am

jbball50 wrote:Hm does anyone know when the silvers start showing up in Dewatto River over in Hood Canal. I might have to go there and give it a try, I've never fished it before.
You are not too late.They are just showing up there.Quite a few out in Dewatto Bay with a few in the river.I was just out there on Tuesday and the river just opened up to fishing on the 16th.Good Luck and Tight Lines
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Post by jbball50 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:34 am

Thanks for the info on the Dewatto, I'll wait another week or two and try it. Does a decent amount go in that river or are there others that are better to fish for coho along Hood Canal?

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Post by noclothes1 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:49 pm

code3daddy wrote:I've been trying to fish dick nites. Can anyone help? what is the ideal setup for the lure and what action am I aplying to it? Also, I've seen pics of them caught on silver and white buzz bombs. Any thoughts on that?

http://www.steelheaduniversity.com/dicknite.html

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Post by curado » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:17 pm

look at this slab of a coho from the wall. it went 18.2 pounds
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RE:Coho

Post by Mike Carey » Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:08 am

wow, nice fish! I love that spot.
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Post by The Quadfather » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:55 am

curado wrote:look at this slab of a coho from the wall. it went 18.2 pounds
Curado, since you already mentioned "The Wall" can I ask where that is?
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